It's been over a month since UAB announced plans to bring back their football program.

But one key step in UAB football's comeback is still not yet complete: Head coach Bill Clark does not have a new contract extension.

I spoke with one of Clark's former players today, kicker Ty Long. He says he's surprised it's taking this long for Clark to come to an agreement with UAB. So I asked Long, simply, is there a chance Clark might just walk away from UAB?

"I don't want to think that," Long said. "But I know he's going to do whatever is best for his family. Hopefully, the leadership here with the new A.D. and everything is doing whatever they can, as fast as they can, to get his contract done so he can be the coach here. He wants to be here. I know that. At the end of the day, he has a family to look out for. So hopefully, I just hope they get it done in time so everything gets situated and UAB football can get back up and running on its feet."

As you might imagine, Long was very happy to hear that UAB football was coming back. He said today, "This city needs football. This city needs UAB football."